The Forbidden City

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Administration of State Affairs

S1E4 · 指点江山 zhǐdiǎn jiāng shān

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御膳房 御膳房 yù shàn fáng imperial kitchen ∼HSK 6
王宫 王宮 wáng gōng imperial palace ∼HSK 6
偏西 偏西 piān xī inclining to the west (e.g. of the sun after noon, indicating lateness of the day) ∼HSK 6
隐含 隱含 yǐn hán to contain in a concealed form; to keep covered up; implicit ∼HSK 6
拱门 拱門 gǒng mén arched door ∼HSK 6
吐痰 吐痰 tǔ tán to spit; to expectorate ∼HSK 6
步履 步履 bù lǚ gait; to walk ∼HSK 6
纠察 糾察 jiū chá to maintain order; steward (policing a meeting) ∼HSK 6
驾临 駕臨 jià lín to grace sb with one's presence; your arrival (honorific); your esteemed presence ∼HSK 6
连招 連招 lián zhāo (gaming or martial arts) a sequence of attacks or moves; combo ∼HSK 6
奉命 奉命 fèng mìng by order ∼HSK 6
兴衰 興衰 xīng shuāi prosperity and decline (of a kingdom); rise and fall ∼HSK 6
文武百官 文武百官 wén wǔ bǎi guān civil and military officials ∼HSK 6
把持 把持 bǎ chí to control; to dominate; to monopolize ∼HSK 6
行政命令 行政命令 xíng zhèng mìng lìng executive order ∼HSK 6
草拟 草擬 cǎo nǐ first draft; to draw up (a first version) ∼HSK 6
久而久之 久而久之 jiǔ ér jiǔ zhī over time; as time passes; in the fullness of time ∼HSK 6
镇守 鎮守 zhèn shǒu (of troops stationed in a strategic area) to defend; (fig.) to stand guard; to protect ∼HSK 6
此消彼长 此消彼長 cǐ xiāo - bǐ zhǎng (idiom) one declines while the other flourishes; one loses out when the other one gains (as in a trade-off or a zero-sum game) ∼HSK 6
奔走 奔走 bēn zǒu to run; to rush about; to be on the go ∼HSK 6
决一死战 決一死戰 jué yī sǐ zhàn 决: decide, determine, judge · 一: one; a, an; alone · 死: die; dead; death · 战: war, fighting, battle ∼HSK 6
如期 如期 rú qī as scheduled; on time; punctual ∼HSK 6
宠信 寵信 chǒng xìn to dote on and trust ∼HSK 6
集市 集市 jí shì market; bazaar; fair ∼HSK 6
残废 殘廢 cán fèi deformity; handicapped ∼HSK 6
并拢 併攏 bìng lǒng to draw together; to place side by side (e.g. one's fingers, two halves of a torn sheet of paper etc) ∼HSK 6
叮当 叮噹 dīng dāng (onom.) ding dong; jingling of bells; clanking sound ∼HSK 6
夺权 奪權 duó quán to seize power ∼HSK 6
雏形 雛形 chú xíng embryonic form; miniature model ∼HSK 6
偷袭 偷襲 tōu xí to mount a sneak attack; to raid ∼HSK 6
共谋 共謀 gòng móu to scheme together; to conspire; joint plan; conspiracy ∼HSK 6
攻城 攻城 gōng chéng to besiege (a town) ∼HSK 6
攻入 攻入 gōng rù to force entrance into; to score a goal (sport) ∼HSK 6
即位 即位 jí wèi to succeed to the throne; accession ∼HSK 6
魁梧 魁梧 kuí wú tall and sturdy ∼HSK 6
继承者 繼承者 jì chéng zhě successor ∼HSK 6
跋扈 跋扈 bá hù domineering; bossy ∼HSK 6
寝食不安 寢食不安 qǐn shí bù ān 寝: sleep, rest; bed chamber · 食: eat; meal; food; KangXi radical number 184 · 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 安: peaceful, tranquil, quiet ∼HSK 6
定夺 定奪 dìng duó to make a decision; to determine ∼HSK 6
时辰 時辰 shíchen two-hour period ∼HSK 6
首肯 首肯 shǒu kěn to give a nod of approval ∼HSK 6
形同虚设 形同虛設 xíng tóng xū shè to exist in name only; empty shell; useless (idiom) ∼HSK 6
当权 當權 dāng quán to hold power ∼HSK 6
重担 重擔 zhòng dàn heavy burden; difficult task; great responsibility ∼HSK 6
开炮 開砲 kāi pào to open fire ∼HSK 6
皇太后 皇太后 huáng tài hòu empress dowager ∼HSK 6
军情 軍情 jūn qíng military situation; military intelligence ∼HSK 6
方便之门 方便之門 fāng biàn zhī mén 方: a square, rectangle; a region; local · 便: convenience, ease; expedient · 之: marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to · 门: gate, door, entrance, opening ∼HSK 6
搅和 攪和 jiǎo huo to mix; to blend; (fig.) to spoil; to mess up things; (fig.) to run around with (sb); to get involved with; to mix (with other people) ∼HSK 6
洋人 洋人 yáng rén foreigner; Westerner ∼HSK 6